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Don't Fawn Over It: Here's What To Do If You Spot A Baby Deer All Alone Don't Fawn Over It: Here's What To Do If You Spot A Baby Deer All Alone
Don't Fawn Over It: Here's What To Do If You Spot A Baby Deer All Alone There are plenty of baby deer who are out and often alone and in the open, officials are advising area residents, while adding an important caveat: If you see one, leave it be. It is natural for a baby fawn in its first weeks of life to be lying in nature, according to wildlife experts. Their mothers park them in the open to keep them safe from predators, according to CLAWS, an education and animal rehabilitation nonprofit. As long as the fawn is lying or walking quietly, it should be left for its mother to pick up later. Human contact with wildlife can have unintended consequences t…